Medical Terminology- Urinary System

The flashcards below were created by user
awilli10
on FreezingBlue Flashcards.

albumin

protein

blast/o

developing cell

glomerul/o

little ball; glomerulus

meat/o

opening, passage

nephr/o

kidney

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

ur/o, urin/o

urine

urology

clinical treatment of urinary disease

nephrology

field specializing in the treatment of kidney disease

poly

excessive, over, or many

azot/o

urea, nitrogen

ket/o, keton/o

ketone

noct/o

night

olig/o

few in number

py/o

pus

uresis

urination

uria

pertaining to urine, urination

urea

urine

urinalysis

clinical procedure that examines the composition of urine using a variety of tests, ncluding microscopy

albuminuria

presence of protein in urine

anuresis

inability to pass urine

azotemia

abnormally high levels of urea and other nitrogen-containing compounds in blood

bacturiria

diuresis

excessive discharge of urine

dysuria

difficult or painful urination

glycosuria

glucose in urine

ketonuria

ketone bodies in urine

nocturia

need to wake up and urinate at night

oliguria

reduction in urination

polyuria

excessive urination

proteinuria

protein in urine

pyuria

pus in urine

hypo-

deficient, abnormally low, below

spadias/o

rip, tear

-cele

hernia, swelling, or protrusion

-ptosis

drooping

cystitis

inflammation of urinary bladder

urethrocystitis

infl. of urethra and bladdar

cystocele

herniation of urinary bladder

cystolith

stone in urinary bladdar

enuresis

involuntary release of urine; lack of bladdar control

epispadias

congenital defect resulting in abnormal position of urinary meatis

glomerulonephopathy

any disease of the glomeruli

glomerulonephritis

inflammation of glomeruli of the kidneys

hypospadias

congenital defect where urinary meatus has shifted dorsally

incontinenece

involuntary discharge of urine; stress--coughing, sneezing

nephritis

inflammation of kidney

nephrolithiasis

one or more stones within kidney

calculus

a stone

renal calculi

presence of kidney stones

nephroma

tumor arising from kidney tissue

pyelonephritis

infl. of the renal pelvis that involves nephrons

stricture

abnormally narrowing

stenosis

narrowing

ureterosteosis

ureteral stricture or narrowing

ureterolithiasis

one or more stones within uretera

acute renal failure

cessation of kidney function

urinary tract infection (UTI)

infection of urinary organs, usually urethra and urinary bladdar

tom/o

cut

-lysis

loosen or dissolve

-pexy

surgical fixation

-tripsy

surgical crushing

blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

clinical lab test that measures urea concentration in a sample of blood to check kidney function

creatinine

protein that is a normal component of urine and is a byproduct of muscle metabolism

cystectomy

surgical removal of urinary bladdar

cystolithotomy

procedure in which an incision is made through urinary bladder to remove stone

hemodialysis

procedure to remove nitrogenous wastes and excess ions that accumulate during normal body metabolism artificially, temporarily replacing the function of the kidney filtration for patients with kidney disease or kidney failure